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Population in South Sudan compared to Uzbekistan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of South Sudan was 11,943,408 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current South Sudan's population is 12,387,398 people compared to 37,592,263 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Uzbekistan's population is 3.03 times bigger than South Sudan's.
  • South Sudan is ranked the 81st most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.6% of the world: 0.15% for South Sudan vs 0.45% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, South Sudan has had an average growth rate of +0.65% per year vs +1.85% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2005, the population of South Sudan has increased from 7.59M people to 12.4M (63.2% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.4M to 37.6M (42.6% growth).
  • South Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 23.8M people compared to the peak of 74.3M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.

South Sudan vs Uzbekistan: live population counter

South Sudan Uzbekistan
Current population
12387398
37592263
Population rank 81/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 0.45%
One net population change
1.14 minutes
44.4 seconds
One birth every
1.6 minutes
33.4 seconds
One death every
4.76 minutes
2.38 minutes
One migration net change every
34.2 minutes
1.24 hours
Annual migration change +15,374 -7,066
Daily growth/decline +1,260 +1,944
Annual growth/decline +460,034 +709,552
Annual growth/decline rate +4.01% +1.99%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 54/197

South Sudan and Uzbekistan: population history and growth rate by year chart

South Sudan
Population

Growth rate
Uzbekistan
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
South Sudan Uzbekistan South Sudan Uzbekistan
1960 2,931,559 8,209,109 - -
1961 2,976,724 8,517,711 1.54% 3.76%
1962 3,024,308 8,854,368 1.6% 3.95%
1963 3,072,669 9,202,246 1.6% 3.93%
1964 3,129,918 9,557,611 1.86% 3.86%
1965 3,189,835 9,921,681 1.91% 3.81%
1966 3,236,423 10,289,294 1.46% 3.71%
1967 3,277,648 10,659,180 1.27% 3.59%
1968 3,321,528 11,032,155 1.34% 3.5%
1969 3,365,533 11,403,150 1.32% 3.36%
1970 3,409,614 11,762,638 1.31% 3.15%
1971 3,468,646 12,111,511 1.73% 2.97%
1972 3,542,497 12,465,106 2.13% 2.92%
1973 3,627,383 12,831,047 2.4% 2.94%
1974 3,723,259 13,209,011 2.64% 2.95%
1975 3,821,494 13,598,521 2.64% 2.95%
1976 3,921,910 13,998,620 2.63% 2.94%
1977 4,024,032 14,408,822 2.6% 2.93%
1978 4,127,657 14,816,349 2.58% 2.83%
1979 4,232,605 15,215,587 2.54% 2.69%
1980 4,339,030 15,619,936 2.51% 2.66%
1981 4,447,272 16,035,032 2.49% 2.66%
1982 4,557,686 16,462,736 2.48% 2.67%
1983 4,661,574 16,908,400 2.28% 2.71%
1984 4,750,627 17,378,846 1.91% 2.78%
1985 4,834,296 17,875,339 1.76% 2.86%
1986 4,921,240 18,395,621 1.8% 2.91%
1987 4,962,395 18,930,070 0.84% 2.91%
1988 4,848,029 19,460,630 -2.3% 2.8%
1989 4,713,229 19,977,183 -2.78% 2.65%
1990 4,737,633 20,464,956 0.52% 2.44%
1991 4,836,677 20,962,910 2.09% 2.43%
1992 4,909,749 21,485,090 1.51% 2.49%
1993 4,956,002 21,987,955 0.94% 2.34%
1994 5,071,184 22,463,291 2.32% 2.16%
1995 5,225,836 22,917,589 3.05% 2.02%
1996 5,356,925 23,351,981 2.51% 1.9%
1997 5,509,136 23,758,960 2.84% 1.74%
1998 5,620,068 24,134,929 2.01% 1.58%
1999 5,771,628 24,476,008 2.7% 1.41%
2000 6,032,267 24,787,054 4.52% 1.27%
2001 6,308,391 25,090,283 4.58% 1.22%
2002 6,596,806 25,399,980 4.57% 1.23%
2003 6,903,127 25,711,259 4.64% 1.23%
2004 7,233,041 26,029,350 4.78% 1.24%
2005 7,590,143 26,356,975 4.94% 1.26%
2006 7,976,526 26,699,043 5.09% 1.3%
2007 8,388,788 27,076,008 5.17% 1.41%
2008 8,817,647 27,494,774 5.11% 1.55%
2009 9,243,556 27,939,328 4.83% 1.62%
2010 9,745,953 28,385,506 5.44% 1.6%
2011 10,288,109 28,823,196 5.56% 1.54%
2012 10,756,240 29,261,903 4.55% 1.52%
2013 11,166,275 29,724,065 3.81% 1.58%
2014 11,235,073 30,222,994 0.62% 1.68%
2015 11,107,561 30,749,346 -1.13% 1.74%
2016 10,830,102 31,284,568 -2.5% 1.74%
2017 10,259,154 31,819,178 -5.27% 1.71%
2018 10,122,977 32,373,490 -1.33% 1.74%
2019 10,423,384 32,964,701 2.97% 1.83%
2020 10,698,467 33,586,372 2.64% 1.89%
2021 10,865,780 34,243,696 1.56% 1.96%
2022 11,021,177 34,938,955 1.43% 2.03%
2023 11,483,374 35,652,307 4.19% 2.04%
2024 11,943,408 36,361,859 4.01% 1.99%
2025 12,188,793 37,053,425 2.05% 1.9%
2026 12,436,036 37,724,224 2.03% 1.81%
2027 12,687,301 38,376,104 2.02% 1.73%
2028 12,941,503 39,010,995 2% 1.65%
2029 13,198,080 39,634,353 1.98% 1.6%
2030 13,457,446 40,248,246 1.97% 1.55%
2031 13,725,413 40,850,310 1.99% 1.5%
2032 13,996,343 41,442,243 1.97% 1.45%
2033 14,261,762 42,026,366 1.9% 1.41%
2034 14,527,550 42,603,253 1.86% 1.37%
2035 14,798,602 43,175,104 1.87% 1.34%
2036 15,070,098 43,744,382 1.83% 1.32%
2037 15,335,700 44,313,638 1.76% 1.3%
2038 15,595,968 44,885,866 1.7% 1.29%
2039 15,850,696 45,461,988 1.63% 1.28%
2040 16,101,470 46,044,151 1.58% 1.28%
2041 16,350,149 46,636,742 1.54% 1.29%
2042 16,593,361 47,240,035 1.49% 1.29%
2043 16,829,209 47,851,671 1.42% 1.29%
2044 17,060,176 48,470,624 1.37% 1.29%
2045 17,286,412 49,096,060 1.33% 1.29%
2046 17,509,693 49,724,395 1.29% 1.28%
2047 17,728,331 50,351,710 1.25% 1.26%
2048 17,938,437 50,975,927 1.19% 1.24%
2049 18,142,893 51,596,108 1.14% 1.22%
2050 18,341,968 52,210,749 1.1% 1.19%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of South Sudan increased by 3,517,418 people (a 46.3% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,392,371 people (a 16.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, South Sudan gained 1,279,837 (a 11.5% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,842,917 (a 22.3% growth).

South Sudan was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2005 and is 81st in 2025. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2005 and still ranked 42nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) South Sudan's population will grow by 48.1% to 18,341,968 people with a rank change from 81st to 78th. The population of Uzbekistan will increase by 38.9% to 52,210,749 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

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